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A method and apparatus is disclosed for processing meat which includes cooking meat, separating rendered fat from the cooked meat, and then removing fat while maintaining the cooked meat separated therefrom. The apparatus includes a cooking receptacle into which a perforated member may be inserted, the...     

A mechanical stirring device for agitating and mixing fluids in a container, such as a cooking pot or pan, includes a self-contained drive mechanism which is releasably attachable to a stirrer element projecting into and resting on the bottom of the container. The drive mechanism includes a rotatable...     

The manufacture of animal feed using as a principal ingredient food waste, wherein the food waste is first ground to a fine particle size, cooked and dried, and then blended with certain additives to provide a complete animal feed.

A food cooking machine comprises a generally cylindrical vessel having liquid impervious walls, a closed end and an open end. A removable cap having a central axial vent opening closes the open end. The vessel is detachably supported on a base having a drive means engageable with the vessel for rotating...     

An integrated unit for manufacturing food products, the food being processed in a vat having a double-wall defining a jacket which surrounds the vat chamber. Associated with the vat are two tanks, one containing a heated liquid and the other a cooled liquid. A selective valve arrangement is provided...     

A device for cooking meatballs has a frame supporting an open-ended drum for rotation on the frame about a substantially horizontal axis. The drum is open at both its inlet end and its outlet end and has for part of its length an outer wall together with the inner wall forming a jacket. Heating oil is...     

The bowl for a high speed food processing apparatus can be tilted for pouring the processing foodstuffs into a suitable receptacle, and the bowl is pivoted on an axis located between the center line of the bowl and the pouring edge of the bowl to increase the pouring height over that of a bowl pivoted...     

Significantly improved cooking of food is achieved in machines which tumble the food in a rotating heated vessel. In one embodiment a food-containing vessel rotates past an electric heater which supplies heat to the vessel. The vessel has a cap provided with an axial vent through which a temperature...     

An oscillatory food warmer simultaneously warms and mixes food while it remains within a sealed can. The warmer includes a housing having an inner wall which defines a chamber for storing water. A heating element is mounted in the housing whereby the temperature of the water may be controlled. A cover...     

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cooking which enjoys the duality of not only accommodating conventional cooking, but also provides a specific apparatus for the efficient cooking and preparation of various kinds of conventional and exotic pop corn recipes. When used in conventional cooking, the apparatus...     

This invention is a cooker - mixer apparatus utilized with a stove type heater element to cook and mix food products simultaneously. More particularly, the cooker - mixer apparatus includes a cooker means having an electrically driven mixer means connected thereto. The cooker means can resemble a conventional...     

The invention relates to a mash and wort tub of rectangular cross-section, having heater bottom inclined upwardly from its edges in a roof-shaped manner.

The invention provides an agitator system primarily for use in the production of liquids and semi-liquids which may be agitated during a sterilization process. A sealed chamber may be filled with live steam or a mixture of steam and air or water. Inside the chamber is a relatively simple table mount...     

An automatic stirring device for stirring the contents of a cooking utensil includes a plurality of support arms. The support arms have insert pads to grip the sides of a cooking utensil. An agitator with a center post and agitator blades extends downward into the cooking utensil and a motor, mounted...     

A mixer comprising a shaft which is appropriately curved to substantially conform to the interior shape of the sides and bottom walls of a steam kettle and a structure for supporting the shaft within the steam kettle. The latter consists of a lid which fits about the peripheral upper edge of the steam...     

A processing vessel for mixing a liquid containing solid pieces comprises a container having a top opening and a hemispherical bottom portion, a horizontal or inclined agitator drive shaft extending into the container and a substantially circular agitator mounted on the drive shaft for rotation therewith....     

A stirring rod for use in a heating vessel which includes a contractable generally circular upper portion which is joined to a generally hooked shaped lower portion by a vertically extending rod section.

A cooking apparatus comprises an apparatus housing divided by a partition plate into upper and lower chambers. An oven chamber is defined in the lower chamber and has a baking heater therein. A vessel having a kneading blade is disposed on the upper chamber. The upper chamber includes a drive mechanism...     

A cooking apparatus includes a fermenting heater for a vessel which is disposed below the bottom of the vessel and a fermenting heater for an oven chamber which, together with the fermenting heater for the vessel, can be turned ON. A kneading switch, fermenting/baking switch and a release switch for...     

A cooking device including an open topped vessel having a prismatic form and a polygonal base which is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis parallel to its length. Motor means for oscillating the vessel in a rocking motion about the axis and a heat source is fixedly mounted above the vessel.

A method and apparatus is provided for cooking scrambled eggs wherein a container is provided for holding a charge of uncooked, shelled eggs and is adapted to be matingly and sealingly engaged with a cover assembly around a projecting cylindrical, multi-orificed, steam injection conduit. A plurality...     

A series of rotatably arranged perforated sheet metal drums are proposed through which sauerkraut may be traversed in either a water or heated brine solution. A control system for heated brine is arranged so that the brine emitted from a heat exchanger passes through partitioned chambers in which each...     

A process for producing a fruit preparation from a natural fruit juice, the process comprises removing water from the juice by flowing the juice on a heated, reciprocable, inclinable surface to reduce the water content to 10 to 25% by volume. A crystalline modifying agent is then added to the product....     

The invention concerns a utensil for cooking food. There is a container provided with an opening for insertion and removal of the foodstuffs to be cooked. The container is mounted on a stand and rotatable about a vertical axis. There is provision for tilting the container to a preselected position. A...     

An automatic cooking apparatus wherein a rotating wide-mouthed vessel closed with a lid is supported in a stationary, handle-equipped basket frame by the frame and the lid which engages driving means. Heating means are provided along a portion of the vessel circumference and are controlled to maintain...     

A load of solid food products such as fried potato chips and french fries are supplied to a receptacle opening into a dispensing chamber in which a releasable weighing platform is disposed. In order to facilitate flow of food products within the load and above a bottom wall of the receptacle, an agitator...     

A machine for producing curds from milk and separating the curd from the whey, comprising a hollow vat pivotally mounted on a pair of parallel spaced members for rotation about a horizontal axis extending parallel and proximate to one side of a rectangular upper opening in the tank, by means of a pair...     

A stirring apparatus includes a motive device, such as a motor, fixedly mounted on a support brace adapted to extend across the open top portion of a container. A paddle is connected releasably to a connector, which, in turn, is driven rotatably by the motive device. The paddle extends into the interior...     

A mash tun or copper having a body of circular cross-section and a heated bottom which is inclined to the center and having two planar bottom portions and two roof-like gusset portions. Such a mash copper is distinguished by an excellent energy-saving mixing of the tun content.

A continuous mixing device is disclosed, as well as a process for mixing. At least two different materials can be mixed together with substantially uniform product mixing and heat distribution by introducing the materials into the top of a substantially cylindrical, vertical mixing device. A shaft which...     

An apparatus for mixing particulate material and a liquid comprising an inclined screw barrel with a conveying screw, wherein the screw barrel projects beyond the last screw flight and in this region comprises inlets for streams of liquid.

A multi-purpose vacuum screw loader deaerates meat emulsions and meat chunk mixtures, and loads the deaerated product to a forming or casing station. A sealed vacuumized hopper has a lowermost auger for force-feeding processed product through an outlet in the bottom of the hopper to a positive displacement...     

The continuous processing of food products with steam, such as for blanching or cooking of vegetal products. The apparatus comprises a heating module and holding module. The heating module includes a pervious conveyor through which steam is emitted to heat and agitate the products thereon allowing uniform...     

An apparatus for cooking large quantities of a food product such as corn. To ensure that the individual particles of the food product being prepared will not stick together and will be uniformly cooked, each particle is surrounded by water at a controlled elevated temperature during the cooking cycle....     

A steam peeling or cooking apparatus for plants, such as potatoes, carrots, celery, red beets, Swedish turnips, apples and the like or for pulp, provided with a substantially cylindrical peeling vessel arranged rotatably about horizontal trunnions, having a supply or discharge opening disposed in one...     

A steam heated beatershaft for use in a cooking chamber is shown in FIG. 1 having at its drive end a driven shaft (2) and at its opposite end a hollow shaft (4) which in use is connected to a steam supply whereby steam can be fed from a concentric steam chamber and respective hollow support arms into...     

This arrangement provides the stirring of the contents of a container. The motive force for the stirring action is supplied by connection of the stirring means to a selected pulley shaft of a pulley arrangement on which an alloy belt of nickel and titanium is placed so that the belt can be cycled through...     

A rotatably supported pressure vessel is disclosed for treating product under high pressure. A pressure medium is supplied to the pressure vessel through two separate supply conducts feeding the pressure medium under different pressures. When supplying the pressure medium to the pressure vessel, in a...     

A method for preparing scrambled eggs on a grill surface, wherein liquid scrambled eggs mix are placed within an egg ring having a lower edge portion in intimate contact with a heated grill surface and the egg ring is moved repeatedly to and fro, preferably in a reciprocating motion, while maintaining...     

In a kneading machine including a fixed support structure, a kneading trough supported centrally for rotation about a vertical axis by the fixed support structure, and a rotary kneading tool located within the kneading trough, the kneading tool is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis. The...     

An improvement in an automatic cooking apparatus having a rotating wide-mouthed vessel closed with a lid and driven from the end opposite the open end of the vessel. Heating means are provided along a portion of the vessel circumference and are controlled to maintain food contained within the vessel...     

An automatic roux maker including a pot for heating and agitating (mixing and moving) the roux during the cooking process, in which a motor-driven agitator is included and suspended within the pot for mixing the roux during cooking and for preventing scorching of the roux. At the bottom of the centrally...     

Apparatus for processing meat sections under atmospheric pressure and under a high vacuum, and having, a container of generally square cross-section and having an open top, reinforcing members attached at spaced apart intervals on the exterior of each of the side walls and further reinforcing members...     

An attachment for use with a household blender to convert the blender to a cotton candy making machine is the subject of the present invention. An open top container is provided with a rotatable hopper for receiving the candy making ingredients including sugar. A heating element proximate to the hopper...     

A mixing and/or kneading machine for dough, foodstuff, or the like includes a vat, a support for rotatably supporting the vat for rotation about a vertical axis, the vat having a bottom with an aperture therein and a closure member for the aperture. Operable means are provided for moving the closure...     

An apparatus for preparing scrambled eggs on a grill surface, wherein liquid scrambled eggs mix are placed within egg rings, each having a lower edge portion in intimate contact with a heated grill surface, and the egg rings are moved repeatedly to and fro, preferably in a reciprocating motion, while...     

A vacuum processing apparatus having a chamber, defining an open bottom, and having a closed top, the size of such chamber being sufficient to receive a processing container, and the height of such chamber being sufficient to fit completely over such container, and stirring means extending downwardly...     

A rotary mixing apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a vessel (1) for containing the material to be processed, an outlet (9) for the processed material in a lower portion (2) of the vessel and an agitator connectable through the lower portion of the vessel to drive means (10) outside the vessel...     

An automatic bread baking machine wherein, at a predetermined time prior to a preset time, water is supplied into a container, in which the ingredients of bread are mixed into the water by rotating a rotary vane provided in the container, producing dough. A fixed rod is provided in the container adjacent...     

An apparatus for automatically making food products in piece form wherein dry ingredients are provided in a flexible sealable bag and placed in a dough preparation station of the apparatus. The necessary amount of liquid to form a dough-like substance is introduced into the ingredients and the dough...     

An automatic roux maker including a pot for heating and agitating (mixing and moving) the roux during the cooking process, in which a motor-driven agitator is included and suspended within the pot for mixing the roux during cooking and for preventing scorching of the roux. At the bottom of the centrally...     

A cooking apparatus which provides appropriate complex pan agitation for preparation of fettuccine or the like. A pan is mounted over a heat source in a stove frame on rollers mounted to opposite sides of the pan and received in elongated parallel tracks which extend at an angle to the horizontal. A...     

A revolving motor-driven turntable for a saucepan which automatically moves and mixes liquid food being cooked over a gas burner. The motion imparted to the food by the revolution of the saucepan eliminates the need of stirring.

An autoclave for processing cocoa liquor, wherein for the effectuation of all the processing steps of a cocoa liquor involved, additionally to inlet (5) and discharge ports for the product, heater means, stirrer means, and level and temperature (7) gages, there are provided an intake port (11a) for the...     

A steam peeling or cooking apparatus for produce, such as potatoes, carrots, celeriac, red beets, Swedish turnips, apples, and the like, comprising a substantially cylindrical peeling vessel basically stationary in operation, said vessel including supply and discharge conduits for medium, in particular...     

A microcomputer-controlled, integrated cooking apparatus for automatically preparing culinary dishes. The constituent ingredients of a particular dish are loaded into a compartmentalized carousel, which is mounted on the cooking apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory for storing one or more recipe...     

A device is disclosed for simultaneously applying heat to food such as pasta while applying agitation in the form of a repetitive irregular rotational motion similar to that of a chef constantly turning the contents of a pan while it is being heated. The device of the invention comprises a container...     

An industrial food processing machine which utilizes a closed environment to subject a food product flow to a continuous, controlled temperature treatment with water, and which provides access to its entire interior from both sides of the machine for the cleaning or maintenance thereof is disclosed which...     

A process and system are provided for the continuous production of a uniform density pretzel dough. The ingredients of the pretzel dough are continuously supplied to a continuous operating assemblage and the dough is continuously produced, utilizing a relatively short retention time in the mixer. Within...     

The specification relates to an automatic frying machine, including a feeder device to place materials automatically into a pan, a frying and stirring device and a mechanism to turn the pan through 180.degree. for the purpose of serving the prepared food. The machine does pan washing with a stirrer and...     

A bowl, which accommodates a coating, is removably mounted in a casing. A moving device in the casing is coupled to the bowl for rotating said bowl. A heater is positioned in the casing in operative proximity with the bowl for melting the chocolate. A cooling unit is positioned in the casing in operative...     

A processing apparatus for comestibles such as nuts and syrup comprising a kettle having an opening at one end thereof for access for insertion and removal of the comestibles. The kettle has a generally concave shape and is rotatable about an axis with respect to a supporting base. The kettle has a generally...     

Apparatus for tempering or boiling of compositions for making molded confections, e.g., hard sugar compositions, soft sugar compositions and gelatine moulding compositions, etc., in a continuously operating production plant, involving a short length of stay of the composition, while at the same time...     

A mixer for food products and the like in commercial quantities comprises a horizontally elongated body with a trough bottom in which rotates one or more horizontal drive shafts carrying an agitator in the form of a helical ribbon or worm of a radius matching that of the trough bottom. The ribbon supports...     

A rice bran extruder apparatus maintains a continuous flow of bran with appropriate heating to stabilize the bran to prevent information of free fat acid and rancid oil. A supply hopper includes a rotating paddle to stir the bulk bran for continuous gravity feed of the bran into a feed conveyor mounted...     

There is provided a mixing and blending apparatus having an axial impeller mounted for rotation in a container. A removable stationary baffle is spaced radially outwardly of the impeller blade with at least a portion extending upwardly from the plane of rotation of the impeller. The baffle has at least...     

A controlling apparatus controls a series of processes such as a kneading process, a fermenting process, a breathing process and a baking process of material within a bread baking mold based on the temperature of the bread baking mold detected within the baking chamber. The controlling apparatus controls...     

A corn popper includes a vessel open at the top, and a removable top cover. A handle integral with the cover includes a pistol grip portion relatively remote from the vessel when the cover is attached. A stirring mechanism, supported for rotation about a vertical axis within the vessel when the cover...     

A device is disclosed for simultaneously applying heat to food such as pasta while applying agitation in the form of a repetitive irregular rotational motion similar to that of a chef constantly turning the contents of a pan while it is being heated. The device of the invention comprises a pan with cover...     

An agitator for mixing food or other materials in a kettle either with or without heating of the materials, the invention allows gentle and thorough mixing of materials ranging from liquids to semi-solids. The present agitator is especially useful for mixing and blending of substantially liquid mixtures...     

A cooking apparatus includes a recessed area adapted to receive an associated fluid container for cooking soup and similar food products. Means for heating the recessed area as well as insulating means therearound minimizes heat loss and effectively heats the fluid container. Means for mixing the soup...     

A cooking apparatus includes a recessed area adapted to receive an associated fluid container for cooking soup and similar food products. Means for heating the recessed area as well as insulating means therearound minimizes heat loss and effectively heats the fluid container. Means for mixing the soup...     

An agitator for mixing food or other materials in a kettle either with or without heating of the materials, the invention allows gentle and thorough mixing of materials ranging from liquids to semi-solids. The present agitator is especially usefual, for mixing and blending of substantially liquid mixtures...     

An apparatus for stirring cooking ingredients in a vessel provides a stirring action having horizontal and vertical rotation. In a preferred embodiment, the horizontal and vertical rotation have a predetermined time relation to one another such that the spatula portion of the stirring apparatus flips...     

Batch and continuous fluid processing devices including means for generating toroidal flow in a fluid to be processed, disposed in a container whose internal surface conformation corresponds to and is substantially defined by the external surface of the fluid when it is undergoing toroidal flow. In preferred...     

A motorized stirring device is mounted to a container for cooking on top of a stove. Three or more legs each attached at one end to the rim of the container support a motor attached to respective opposite ends. The legs support the motor at a height sufficiently above the plane in which the rim lies...     

A kneading machine includes a kneading device for kneading a main material and a ancillary material together that are contained separately therein, a timer device for starting a kneading operation, by actuating the kneading device in accordance with a set time, a start device for actuating the timer...     

A baking appliance having an oven case, a bread case in the over case, an impeller installed at the bottom of the bread case and driven by a motor, a lid unit for the over case, a heater for the over case, and a control unit for the heater and motor, with the lid unit comprising an outer lid and an inner...     

Apparatus for stirring the contents of a container during cooking or during mixing of constituents of a liquid has a cross-beam which spans the container and which carries clamps that secure the cross-beam to opposite portions of the container rim. A stirrer shaft extends downward from the central region...     

An apparatus to facilitate producing scrambled eggs on a heated grill surface comprises a frame. At least one egg ring having a lower edge portion is adapted to be disposed in intimate contact with the grill surface for movement therealong and to define with the grill surface an enclosed region within...     

Apparatus for prompting an operator to stir a cooking medium in a cooking appliance, for example, shortening in a fryer vat. The apparatus prompts the operator to stir the shortening vigorously during a cold start. The apparatus may utilize a timer which counts down the time and at time out causes a...     

A tofu making apparatus according to the present invention is designed for small business or for domestic use. The tofu making apparatus can automatically and consecutively produce uniform tofu in a simplified manner since such important factors for successful tofu as the boiling time period and the...     

A method of making dumplings is disclosed wherein preselected dough ingredients are fed into a cylindrical vessel having a heated inner wall and a rotating fitted shaft provided with a plurality of paddles; and mixed to form a dough which is subsequently cooked, extruded and cut.

A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine. The spinner assembly includes a tubular wall member having an upright wall provided with slots. A tubular heater element is supported by the heater element in close proximity with the slots. The wall member is of aluminum material. A dielectric anodized...     

Chocolate is refined by so-called conching. This is carried out in a device whereby the mass is spread out in a thin film and exposed to the air. Among other things, the viscosity is reduced as a result. By subjecting the chocolate mass directly prior to the spreading in a thin film to high shear stresses,...     

A kitchen appliance for the mincing or shredding of cooked pieces of beef for the preparation of corned beef includes an upwardly open bowl of substantially round cross-section and an upwardly protruded tool shaft which extends centrally thorough a bottom portion of the bowl and can be driven at high...     

An automatic baking apparatus comprises a kneading case doubling as a baking die mounted removably in a heating chamber, an inlet and an outlet formed in the side wall of the heating chamber, a fan casing having the inlet and the outlet, a fan arranged in opposed relationship to the inlet of an air passage...     

A bread baking apparatus includes a container for containing dough stuffs, an impeller for agitating and kneading the dough stuffs, an electric motor for rotating the impeller, an electric heater for heating the dough stuffs, a buzzer for alarming to inform an operator of the time when a gas removing...     

A bread baking apparatus includes a case having an upper open end closed and opened by a lid, a heater for heating the atmosphere in the case, a dough container disposed in the case so that a space is circumferentially defined between the case and the dough container, an electric motor for driving a...     

A bowl, which accommodates a coating, is removably mounted in a casing. A moving device in the casing is coupled to the bowl for rotating said bowl. A heater is positioned in the casing in operative proximity with the bowl for melting the chocolate. A cooling unit is positioned in the casing in operative...     

The egg storing and processing appliance comprises a single-piece casing, a storage drawer for eggs, a refrigeration system to preserve the eggs in the storage drawer and a dispensing and metering system for delivering a timed series of consecutive measured portions of eggs having an egg breaker immediately...     

The disclosure relates to a dough stuff kneader for kneading dough stuffs contained in a container by driving an electric motor. The dough stuff kneader includes an electrical fan for inducing an air flow which is introduced into the container, thereby cooling the dough stuffs. The kneading motor is...     

A dispenser for liquids or granular materials suitable for use in an automatic cooking apparatus. Liquid ingredients are held in a container with a dispensing orifice in the bottom. The orifice is sealed by a valve at the underside of the container, which is mounted on an actuator member pivotally mounted...     

An apparatus for stirring cooking ingredients in a vessel or for automatically turning a food item such as a steak or roast provides a stirring or turning action having horizontal and vertical rotation. In one embodiment the horizontal and vertical rotation have a pre-determined time relation to one...     

A bread producing machine comprises a baking case for accommodating bread materials, a baking chamber for accommodating the baking case, a mixing, kneading means for mixing, kneading the bread materials within the baking case, a heating means for heating the baking case, an air inlet route and an exhaust...     

A cake manufacturing machine that can churn the ingredient for cake with hollow churning claws along the filtered compressed air coming out of the claws and then the ingredient churned can be dropped down in a funnel, then flow doen in aheating device in which the ingredient can be moved in a plurality...     

An automatic bread making apparatus comprises a housing, a baking container disposed in the housing and being provided with an opening and a source of heat, a kneading container which is detachably mounted in the baking container, a lid assembly for covering the kneading container, a kneading blade which...     

A pasteurizer for foodstuff mixtures comprises a tank with which are associated heating, cooling and mixture circulation means. The tank (11) is ellipsoidal in shape with a bodyshell (12) and a base (13), and the said mixture circulation means comprise an auger-type device (15) mounted adjacent to the...     

An automatic bread-making device comprises a housing, a cooking vessel, a kneading apparatus for kneading ingredients for bread in the vessel, a heating apparatus for heating the cooking vessel, and a control system for controlling the kneading apparatus and heating apparatus in sequence. The control...     

A heat exchange device that can be used for continuously cooling or heating a slurry of food consisting of lumps in a non-viscous liquid. The device comprises several vertically spaced heat transfer trays in alignment with each other and each having an opening extending therethrough, that is not in alignment...